Colin McRae becomes first rally driver to join Hall of Fame

McRae died in a helicopter crash near his homePascal Guyot/AFP/Getty Images

The late Colin McRae, an iconic figure of world rallying, was last night inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame in a glittering ceremony in London.

The Lanark-born Scot, whose swashbuckling style of inch-perfect driving memorably took him to the 1995 World Rally Championship, remains a world figure more than four years after he died in a helicopter crash near his home. The tragedy also claimed the life of his five-year-old son, Johnny.

McRae became only the seventeenth inductee into the Hall of Fame, and the first rally driver. He joins illustrious names, including Enzo Ferrari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Tazio Nuvolari, Sir Stirling Moss and Ayrton Senna.

Such is the global power of Scottish motorsport, that of the 17 members, McRae is the fourth…